The Hyundai Ioniq 5 enters a little more history. After winning the prize World Car of the Year » in 2022, the electric car has just established a curious world record recognized by Guinness. The model Korean becomes the first electric vehicle to have achieved a major change in altitude. All on one “ difficult terrain » and in “ extreme weather conditions ».
A height difference of 5,802 meters
Hyundai announced on Thursday, December 26 that its Ioniq 5 had officially set a new world record recognized by the Guinness Book. The electric car has achieved the “ greatest elevation change for an electric car in difficult terrain “. After covering 4,956 km in 14 days, the compact SUV reached an altitude difference of 5,802 meters. A record set by Hyundai India and Evo India.
The Ioniq 5 started its journey from Umling La, a town located on the India-Tibet border, on the way to Leh Ladakh. This path is known as one of the most difficult in the world. Hyundai’s electric model has a priori adapted “ without problem ” to “ freezing temperatures and steep mountain passes in the Himalayas ”, as well as “ wet coastal areas of Kerala ».
The Hyundai Ioniq 5 knocks out the Porsche Taycan
We still have to put the church back in the middle of the village. In another region of the world, an electric vehicle has already managed to climb higher than the Ioniq 5. It is the Terren, a solar electric truck. In late 2023, he reached the summit of Ojos del Salado in Chile, 6,500 meters above sea level, on the highest active volcano on the planet. These are not the same conditions, of course, but it had to be clarified.
Before him, an ID.4 GTX had also reached an altitude of 5,816 meters in South America in the hands of adventurer Rainer Zietlow. But the electric Hyundai’s record is for the greatest change in altitude and not the highest distance reached. The previous record was held by the Porsche Taycan Cross Turismo with 5,573 meters. A nuance that allows the Ioniq 5 to hang its name in Guinness.
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